HILLSVILLE – Evidently Hidden Valley came to Hillsville looking for revenge last Friday night after the Cavaliers beat the Titans on Wednesday night for their first River Ridge District victory of the season.

After playing the Titans tough in the first half, the Cavaliers had trouble scoring in the second half and lost 60-45 to the visitors.

The game was close throughout the first period with the Cavaliers taking an early five point lead at 7-2 after a 3-pointer by Winston Giles.

HILLSVILLE – For the Carroll County boys, the final shot of regulation last Friday night was a nightmare while for Christiansburg, it was a miracle.

There was 3.5 seconds left in the game and the Cavaliers clinging to a three point lead at 64-61 when Matthew Herndon was fouled and went to the foul line for two shots. He had made a basket full of free throws throughout the game but this time he missed both.

The best way to hold down Galax’s twin sharpshooters may be to just play them straight up, because facing a conventional defense for once could be just anomalous enough to give them pause. Besides, the Maroon Tide has gotten pretty adept at finding ways to handle the gimmick sets it sees on a regular basis.

Galax got another nine 3-pointers Friday, five from Clif Conley and four more from Caleb Bartlett, in pulling away for a 64-44 Mountain Empire District boys’ win over Grayson County.

WYTHEVILLE –– For the better part of two and a half quarters Wednesday night, Galax played George Wythe on even terms. But for one eight-minute stretch early on, the game was dictated on the Maroons’ terms only.

George Wythe used a 21-0 blitz to take command early and claimed a 49-33 nondistrict girls’ win over the Maroon Tide.

WYTHEVILLE –– After falling behind by 15 points early on, George Wythe locked down on Galax defensively. After Wythe made a game of it, Galax locked in from the 3-point line.

It rained destruction in the third period in the form of 20-foot jumpshots as the Maroon Tide knocked down seven 3-pointers in less than seven minutes after halftime, pulling away to an easy 68-54 win over the previously once-beaten Maroons.

Galax’s swim meet Friday at George Wythe was knocked out by the threat of inclement weather, but the week was still a busy one for the Maroon Tide, which swam in meets at Marion on Tuesday and at Christiansburg Wednesday.